Sonia Gandhi Acknowledges Emergency as 'Mistake', Ramdas Athawale Welcomes Her Admission

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has reacted to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's statement that the Emergency was a mistake. He said that Sonia Gandhi has accepted that Indira Gandhi's decision to impose Emergency was not right. Athawale said that democracy was undermined during that time and many people were arrested and sent to jail. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said, "Sonia Gandhi has now said that the Emergency decision was against the Constitution and many people were arrested and sent to jail during that time. This is a different matter now. Sonia Gandhi has said that Indira Gandhi had later realised that her decision to impose Emergency was wrong." He added, "However, I don't think Indira Gandhi ji herself ever made such a statement. But democracy was undermined during that time. If Sonia Gandhi ji has said this today, it is a good thing that she has accepted that Indira Gandhi ji's decision to impose Emergency was not right." Mumbai: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and'Emergency'leader said that'Emergency'was a mistake against the people. Sonia Gandhi says, "Sonia Gandhi says that the Union Minister was arrested.